According to the department, Sott had volunteered with Summerville Fire Rescue and served his community for 30 years.
SUMMERVILLE, SC – Summerville Fire Rescue is mourning a heartbreaking loss that occurred suddenly on Monday.
The ministry shared that Captain Kenneth “Kenny” Roy Sott had a medical emergency after returning from a physical training session with the department’s recruits. He was taken to Summerville Medical Center but died shortly thereafter.
According to the department, Sott had volunteered with Summerville Fire Rescue and served his community for 30 years.
“His exemplary service consisted of assisting the Special Operations Team and meeting physical training requirements and other duties for the recruit classes held at the training site,” the department said.
He was also a founding member of the Summerville Fire Rescue Dive Team.
“Captain Sott was the type of firefighter you could call anytime to cover a 24-hour shift and he would graciously reply, ‘I’ll be there in fifteen minutes,'” the department statement read. “Either way, he would be happy to help when asked.”
He was also a member of the Firefighter Combat Challenge team which competed across the country.
A funeral, described as a celebration of life, is scheduled for Friday at 4 p.m. The ceremony takes place at Bethany United Methodist Church on West 3rd South Street in Summerville. A procession of Summerville Fire Rescue and the Sott family will leave Parks Funeral Home at 3:15 p.m., head west on First N. Street, right on N. Laurel Street and right on 2nd N. Street to pass Weber Station where the American flag will hang from a Berkely Fire Department ladder truck.
The procession will then turn right onto N. Main Street and toward Bethany Church on 3rd S. Street, arriving at the church at approximately 3:45 p.m.
Departments wishing to attend services are asked to park their fire vehicles on Pressley Avenue or in the Summerville Presbyterian Church parking lot.
